Amos 7:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.””
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“But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But prophesy not again any more at Beth–el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.”
King James Version · Public Domain“but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and <FI>at<Fi> Beth-El do not add to prophesy any more, for it <FI>is<Fi> the king's sanctuary, and it <FI>is<Fi> the royal house.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Amos 7:13 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 12:29One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
- 1 Kings 12:32And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.
- 1 Kings 13:1Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 14:24And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
- Jeremiah 26:9How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
- Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
- Acts 4:17But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
- Acts 5:28“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
- Acts 5:40At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).